It was performed live for the first time during the PopMart tour opener in Las Vegas on April 25, 1997. U2's video for the single featured beat author William Burroughs and supermodel Sophie Dahl, daughter of the late children's author Roald Dahl. The video was filmed in Burroughs' hometown of Kansas City. A few fans were able to catch an unfinished version of the video aired in the early morning hours of MTV.

Last Night On Earth also appears on the Project X 99x.com and WFM 96.9 Sampler compilations.